‘Fearless, opinionated, as tough as they come’: Rebecca Wilson’s best columns revisited
As the sporting world mourns the passing of award-winning Daily Telegraph journalist Rebecca Wilson, we revisit some of her finest columns.
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THE sporting world woke up this morning to the sad news of the passing of award-winning sports journalist Rebecca Wilson.
Her regular weekly columns in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph never failed to divide opinions and spark fierce debate.
Head of Sport, Tim Morrissey said: “Bec was a force of nature in sports journalism, fearless, opinionated, as tough as they come and she was never someone that would sit on the fence.”
By way of tribute, here are six of her best, most recent columns:
GWS surge has Eddie McGuire resorting to typical tactics
Hayne decision to quite NFL for Sevens has been a PR disaster
Loz needs to get back to basics and coach the way he played
Kieren Jack’s mum Donna should have known better
Mike Baird has made a mistake banning greyhound racing
There’s no place in rugby league for Andrew Fifita
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